ETHOS Treatment LLC, a leading provider of care for individuals and families who struggle with substance use disorder and/or mental health issues, is expanding its programs to include services for adolescent patients at its Reading-area location in Wyomissing.
“There is a pressing need for specialized care tailored for individuals aged 13-18,” said Dan Appel MAMS, the clinician who will lead this program. “Treating adolescents has become more complicated over the last 10-20 years in part due to technology, social media, and other social pressures, but the good news is it has also become much more socially acceptable to seek treatment.”
The Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) at ETHOS will offer weekly groups of 10 individuals. This small-group setting ensures a supportive environment where adolescents can engage meaningfully with their peers and receive the attention they deserve from experienced therapists.
“Research shows the importance of downregulating the nervous system, and we work to give adolescents the tools to achieve this. There has always been a need for this population, and until now there have not been enough resources in Berks County,” said Co-Founder and CCO Michael Blanche, MSS, LCSW.
The IOP for adolescents at ETHOS offers an array of services tailored to meet each patient’s unique needs. The program includes thorough assessments, individual and small group therapy sessions, and family therapy, recognizing the importance of family support and involvement in the recovery process.
“Our unique IOP approach helps clients overcome obstacles and ensures they benefit from needed structure, stability, consistency, and accountability,” added Blanche.
ETHOS also coordinates closely with schools and school-mandated substance use treatment programs and provides psychiatric assessments.
“Our patients have school and family obligations, so outpatient therapy enables them to meet the demands of normal life and apply the skills they learn in real-world settings,” concluded Appel. “This can be a life-changing experience, as we aim to blunt issues before individuals reach adulthood, bringing happiness into our patients’ lives.”
Currently, there is no waitlist for adolescents throughout the ETHOS Treatment LLC system. Contact us today at 267-669-0300.
Healthcare executive brings more than 20 years of experience to one of the region’s fastest-growing behavioral health organizations
PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA(March 4, 2024) — ETHOS Treatment, LLC has named Mike Flanagan Senior Vice President of Business Development. The Company has experienced rapid expansion, growing to seven locations, telehealth services, and over 40 counselors in the past few years. Flanagan will continue to drive ETHOS’ growth as the Company executes plans to expand into new markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic and U.S in the coming years.
“With his deep expertise in healthcare, particularly around innovation, business planning, and growth strategies, Mike adds a whole new dimension to our leadership team,” said Brendan Young, CEO and co-founder. “The growth we have been experiencing is great confirmation of our disruptive model, and we are just getting started. He will play a critical role as we continue our rapid expansion into new markets, delivering the type of care our clients need, when they need it.”
ETHOS has a unique, disruptive model for the delivery of Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP). IOP are an alternative to inpatient services for patients who do not require a full-time, facility treatment regimen. Some of the main benefits of IOP are cost compared to inpatient services, which can be 10 times or more, along with the patient’s ability to receive services while still in their real-life settings.
“Some IOP programs have been the subject of negativity in a few markets around out-of-network and questionable billing practices, and counselor burnout,” added Young. “ETHOS’ disruptive model is designed to ensure clients receive timely assistance in overcoming obstacles and benefit from needed structure, stability, consistency, and accountability. The Company does this by aggressively investing in the people providing care, putting them in the best position to deliver the best experience and outcomes to the patient.”
“Our goal is to interrupt self-destructive routines with healthy ones, breaking the cycle of a mental health or substance use issue,” added Michael Blanche, Chief Clinical Officer and co-founder, “And like you or I, our clients have school, work, and family obligations, so outpatient therapy enables them to meet the demands of normal life and apply the skills they learn in real-world settings. We do this through a disruptive model that supports everyone in the process, counselors, non-clinical staff, and patients, where we are helping people help people.”
With outpatient treatment centers in Philadelphia, West Chester, Plymouth Meeting, Collegeville, Broomall, Jenkintown, Wyomissing and Telehealth, ETHOS helps adults and adolescents with mental health issues and substance use disorders through IOP, individual counseling, small group, and family therapy, all of which maximize the potential for long-term, sustainable recovery. Several locations also offer specialty programs for people with gambling disorders, eating disorders, as well as groups specifically for first responders and people who have experienced trauma.
“The ETHOS mission of ‘helping people help people’ truly resonates with me and is an incredible value proposition in the market,” Flanagan said. “Our differentiated, people-centric model that allows clinicians to focus on high-quality care that best supports our patients’ healing journeys is a mission I am thrilled to be a part of and help grow.”
Prior to joining ETHOS, Flanagan was Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Growth at Change Healthcare and a Vice President/General Manager at McKesson Corporation. Earlier, Flanagan was part of the senior team that led Portico Systems and positioned the company for acquisition by McKesson.
“Mike is a metrics- and data-driven professional who understands how to scale mission-based organizations,” said Ned Moore, Board Member and co-founder. “His diverse background in healthcare including financial management, product development, and go-to-market strategies gives him a unique lens through which to help us grow our truly unique model and serve our clients as they work to achieve long-term, sustainable recovery.”
Company treating mental health, substance-use disorders named to Soaring 76, Philadelphia 100 lists
PHILADELPHIA, PA — ETHOS Treatment LLC’s remarkable success over the past three years has earned the company places on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Soaring 76 and the Philadelphia100® lists, both of which honor the fastest-growing businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region.
With outpatient treatment centers in Philadelphia, West Chester, Plymouth Meeting, Collegeville, Broomall, Jenkintown, and Wyomissing, ETHOS helps adults and teens with mental health issues and substance use disorders through individual counseling, small group, and family therapy.
Several locations also host programs for people with gambling disorders, as well as groups specifically for first responders and men who have experienced trauma.
“Despite our quick growth, we are fully committed to individualized, 100% client-centric care,” says ETHOS Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer A. Michael Blanche MSS, LCSW. “The key to ETHOS’s success has been the standard of manageable caseloads for our licensed therapists, allowing time for truly individualized care.”
To keep care focused on what clients need, when they need it, ETHOS maintains a firm separation between the clinical and operational sides of the organization.
“The ETHOS model allows clinicians to spend all their time caring for clients while businesspeople run the office,” says ETHOS Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Brendan Young. “Clinicians love this care- and client-centric system this model, which enables us to attract — and keep — the best talent, which in turn helps our clients heal.”
WEST CHESTER, PA— ETHOS Treatment, LLC, which helps adults and teens with mental health issues and substance use disorders through a proven combination of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy, is now offering an in-person and telehealth hybrid group for adult women who struggle with trauma and substance use disorder.
“This group will help participants identify with other women and their experiences as we tackle the complications of trauma and its effects in early recovery,” explains Cait Kish, the clinician leading the group. Kish is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP), a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and a Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) with more than a decade of experience in mental health and substance use disorder healing.
In addition to an eclectic mix of therapies, Kish utilizes humor, compassion, mindfulness, music, and psychoeducation to help clients shed old patterns and beliefs that no longer serve while building new supports and insights.
The Women’s Trauma Group is a Daytime Intensive Outpatient Program that meets three times per week at ETHOS’s outpatient treatment clinic in West Chester. Clients typically participate for six to eight weeks.
The ETHOS-proven model of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy for the treatment of substance use disorders in adults maximizes the potential for long-term, sustainable recovery. ETHOS also helps people with clinical depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and mood regulation issues.
In addition to the Women’s Trauma Group, ETHOS offers groups specifically for first responders, men who have experienced trauma, individuals struggling with alcohol, those with gambling disorder issues, as well as a new LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Group.
ETHOS’s outpatient treatment centers are located in Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Collegeville, Broomall, Jenkintown, West Chester, and Wyomissing.
Online Group for Adults Led by West-Chester-Based Olivia Houser
WEST CHESTER, PA — ETHOS Treatment, LLC, which helps adults and teens with mental health issues and substance use disorders through a proven combination of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy, is now offering an LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Group.
Though ETHOS has outpatient treatment clinics in Philadelphia, West Chester, Plymouth Meeting, Collegeville, Broomall, Jenkintown, and Wyomissing, the new group will meet online to better serve people throughout the region who identify as LGBTQIA+ with a mental health issue, a substance use disorder, or both.
“We stand with all people who are taking steps to create a society in which everyone can live authentically and proudly,” says ETHOS Co-Founder and Chief Clinical Officer A. Michael Blanche, MSS, LCSW.
“ETHOS has always provided safe, gender-affirming, and culturally competent care for our clients in the LGBTQIA+ community,” says Olivia “Liv” Houser, MA, the clinician who leads the new telehealth initiative. “In our group, we will continue to compassionately address members’ unique needs and experiences while helping them continue along the path to healing from substance use disorder and/or mental health issues.”
Houser, who is based in ETHOS’s West Chester, Pa. treatment center, received her master’s in mental health counseling from Immaculata University. She has extensive experience working with young adults, adults, couples, and families dealing with substance abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions and has spoken on panels for “Be a Part of the Conversation” pertaining to LGBTQIA+ and substance abuse. She utilizes psychoeducation, motivational interviewing, experiential, cognitive behavioral therapy, family systems, and psychodynamic theory.
The ETHOS-proven model of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy for the treatment of substance use disorders in adults maximizes the potential for long-term, sustainable recovery. ETHOS also helps people with clinical depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and mood regulation issues.
In addition to the LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Group, ETHOS offers groups specifically for first responders and men who have experienced trauma.
New out-patient clinic to help people with mental health issues, substance use disorders.
Wyomissing, PA — ETHOS Treatment LLC will open a new treatment center in Wyomissing on June 1, 2023. The outpatient clinic, which is located at 1150 Berkshire Boulevard,
Wyomissing, PA, will serve adults and adolescents with mental health or substance use issues using the healthcare provider’s proven combination of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy.
Helping Pennsylvania Heal
According to Mental Health America, approximately 1 in 5 adults in Pennsylvania has a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder, other than a developmental or substance use disorder — while 16% of adults in PA have a substance abuse disorder. About 5% of Pennsylvanians have had serious thoughts of suicide.
“As people continue to reel from the after-effects of the COVID pandemic and the continuing emotional, economic, and social pressures of our times, the need for licensed, comprehensive and effective help has never been greater,” explains ETHOS Co-Founder & Chief Clinical Officer A. Michael Blanche MSS, LCSW. “Our new location will bring our 100% client-centric care to even more people in need of support.”
Substance Use Disorder Services for Adults
The ETHOS model of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy for the treatment of substance use disorders in adults “maximizes the potential for long-term, sustainable recovery,” says Blanche.
The program helps adults with substance use disorder accept accountability, identify triggers, connect with community resources, use coping strategies to meet challenges, develop recovery capital, become relapse resistant, sustain sobriety, and begin repair of family relationships.
Understanding that each client is unique, ETHOS offers different programs for young adults 18-29, and adults 30+.
Licensed, experienced therapists perform comprehensive evaluations, and provide individual, family, and small group therapy, with a focus on emotional skills building, healthy coping mechanisms, relapse prevention, and trauma-informed care.
“The multifaceted ETHOS approach to treatment is highly individualized and relapse resistant,” says Blanche. “We help people find their authentic selves, free from substance use disorder.”
Other Mental Health Issues
The new ETHOS location in Wyomissing will also serve people with clinical depression, bipolar disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and mood regulation issues.
Much Needed Help for Teens
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, almost half of adolescents have experienced a mental health disorder, including (but not limited to) anxiety, depression, substance disorders, or eating disorders.
Research also indicates that 50% of all lifelong mental health illnesses begin by age 14, and that 60% of youth with major depression do not receive mental health treatment.
Unfortunately, while the demand for mental health services for adolescents is high, availability is limited and many teens in need languish on waiting lists. The new ETHOS location in Wyomissing will allow more area youth to get excellent age-appropriate care for mental health issues and substance use disorders.
Though increased access to care is important, caseloads for individual therapists are kept small. “The key to ETHOS’s success has been the standard of manageable caseloads, allowing time for truly individualized care for teens,” says Blanche.
A Client-Focused Model
To keep care focused on what clients need, when they need it, ETHOS maintains a firm separation between the clinical and operational sides of the organization.
“The ETHOS model allows clinicians to spend all their time caring for clients, while businesspeople run the office,” says ETHOS Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Brendan Young “Clinicians love this care- and client-centric system this model, which enables us to attract — and keep — the best talent.”
ETHOS accepts many different types of insurance.
ETHOS provides safe, gender-affirming, clinical, and culturally competent care for people who identify as LGBTQIA+.
